The World Health Organization approved the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.
Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as President of Russia.
The Mummy, directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser, premiered in the US.
The sci-fi film 'The Fifth Element,' written and directed by Luc Besson, was released.
Edvard Munch's painting 'The Scream' was found at a hotel, just three months after it had been stolen from a museum.
President Gerald Ford declares an end to the 'Vietnam Era.'
A NASA X-ray astronomy space telescope called 'Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 53' was launched into space.
US Air Force Major Howard Johnson set the world aircraft altitude record in a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. He broke the world altitude record by flying to 91,243 feet.
Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, later renamed to Sony, was founded with approximately 20 employees.
The Germans surrendered to the Allies.
The Democratic Republic of Georgia's independence was recognized by the Soviet Union.
The American Medical Association was formed.
Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony premiered in Vienna.
The first inaugural ball was held.
